Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.5.1/10.1.3 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.5.1/10.1.3 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-1525. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.5.1/10.1.3 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.2 and 10.x before 10.1.4 on Windows and Mac OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 08/14/2012 by Nicolas Gregoire with iDefense Labs VCP as APSB12-16 as confirmed bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at adobe.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Adobe. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1525 since 03/08/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack needs to be done within the local network. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69454 (GLSA-201308-03 : Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120295 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-16)).

Upgrading to version 9.5.2 or 10.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at get.adobe.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (69454), SecurityFocus (BID 55005†), OSVDB (84613†), Secunia (SA50281†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027386†). See VDB-5954, VDB-5955, VDB-5956 and VDB-5957 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 69454
Nessus Name: GLSA-201308-03 : Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802937
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities - Mac OS X
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 9.5.2/10.1.4
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB12-16
Researcher: Nicolas Gregoire
Organization: iDefense Labs VCP
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1525 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1525
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5953

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SecurityFocus: 55005 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2012-2051 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 50281 - Adobe Reader / Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84613
SecurityTracker: 1027386
Vulnerability Center: 35868 - [APSB12-16] Adobe Acrobat and Reader Unspecified Heap-Based Buffer-Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2012-1525), Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/17/2012 11:40
Updated: 10/14/2018 08:54
Changes: 08/17/2012 11:40 (85), 10/14/2018 08:54 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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